The statement reads, “A career civil servant, described by colleagues as “hardworking, conscientious and dedicated,” the late Odumusi had served the Ogun State government for 31 years before her death, aged 57.

“Ogun State Governor, Senator IbikunleAmosun, while commiserating with the Odumusi family, prayed for the repose of the soul of the departed.

“The governor also prayed that the good Lord grants the husband of the deceased, her children and colleagues she left behind in the state civil service “the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”

A former governor of the state, OtunbaGbenga Daniel who described the deceased as a gem, said her passage was a painful loss at a time when her promotion was being celebrated.